{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-44-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-2","heading":"Licensing of psychologist.","body":"(a) In order to protect and safeguard the health and welfare of the people, it is unlawful for any person to represent himself or herself as a psychologist or to use any description of services including the terms “psychology” and “psychological,” or any title, abbreviation, sign, card, or device to indicate that person is a psychologist unless that person has been licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or unless that person falls within an exception provided by § 5-44-23.\n(b) It is unlawful for any person to offer services to the public or to render to individuals or groups of individuals services defined as the practice of psychology in § 5-44-1(7), unless that person is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or falls within an exemption provided by § 5-44-23.\n(c) Anyone holding a certificate as a psychologist in this state on July 21, 1992, shall be granted a license as a psychologist under the provisions of this chapter, and shall be licensed to practice psychology within his or her area of competence as specified in § 5-44-14.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 44 Psychologists"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-44/5-44-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:40:29Z","sha256":"35b7c8027ce516e75e2328661f2c66d00c200001887c9d376999e2578dbccc16","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-44-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-44-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}